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The "Trans Future 7" assisted in the rescue of the six crew members of the yacht "Hollywood Boulevard", which took part in the Sydney to Hobart race in December, and began taking on water in seas 150 kilometres east of Flinders Island on Jan 14, 2018, about 8:45 a.m. The Victoria Police, Ambulance Victoria and the car carrier on its way from Melbourne to Auckland joined the rescue effort after the crew of the 16-metre yacht activated its emergency beacon when it began taking on water following a collision with a large fish. The crew was winched to safety, while the "Hollywood Boulevard", which was returning to its home port of Sydney, sank. Video: https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/952776907094859776

Car Carrier Trans Future 7 has been re-moored at Aotea Quay, in Wellington, after it broke free at 3.30 this afternoon. Severe weather caused the car carrier's bow moorings to break, and its bow was blown off the wharf until it was at a right angle. Wellington's harbour master, Mike Pryce, says two tugs boats were quick to push the ship back into line. He says the situation could've been more dangerous had the ship drifted further up the harbour. Mr Pryce says car carriers are renowned for being difficult ships to handle in rough weather. Report with photo on http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/regwn/2117644849-ship-re-moored-in-wellington

Radiation tests of 800 cars from Japan that arrived in Port Kembla on June 23, 2011, aboard the "Trans Futur 7" found no contamination on either new or used vehicles. Officials from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency tested the internal and external surfaces of 102 vehicles, 53 used and 49 new cars that had been loaded in the port of Yokohama. Using portable handheld radiation (gamma-ray) dose rate monitors and (beta/gamma) contamination monitors, the testers found radiation does rates in the normal range of background radiation. Upon analysis of the clean test results, ARPANSA officials briefed dock workers and union representatives, issuing the following statement: “ARPANSA continues to advise that at this point in time it is not considered necessary to introduce any radiation screening measures for mail, sea or air cargo, or aircraft arriving from Japan. This is consistent with the approach being taken in a number of other countries, such as the UK, Canada and New Zealand. The Japanese Government and industry have established processes for monitoring of goods exported from Japan. The radiation protection criteria used for this contamination screening is consistent with Australian and international guidance.” The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) welcomed the radiation testing but continues to push for more consistent testing of suspect boats arriving in Australia. The union wanted to see enhanced testing of products arriving on the Kaien, which has been through the Fukushima exclusion zone and is set to arrive in Newcastle next week.